Improvement in stock-cars



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Patented Nov. 18, 1873.

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OLIVER SEVERANOE, OF MIDDLEBURY, VERMONT, ASSIGNOR TO A.J. SEVERANOE, OFSAME PLACE.

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Specification formngfpart of Letters Patent No. 144,798, dated November18, 1873; application filed October 1, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1,OLrvER SEvEEANcE, of Middlebury, in the county ofAddison and State of Vermont, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Methods of Transporting Sheep, Hogs, Calves, 85e.; and Ido hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof', reference being had to the accompanying drawingsand to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis specification.

The nature of my invention consists in the interior arrangement of a carfor the transportation of sheep, hogs, or other live stock, as will behereinafter more fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, in which-Figure l is a longitudinal vertical section of a railroad-car embodyingmy invention, and Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical section of the same.

In the accompanying drawing I have shown a railroadcar tted up withthree tiers of stalls; but I do not coniine myself to this number, asthe car may be arranged with any number of tiers desired, according tothe height of the car and to the kind of live stock to be transported inthe same, the object being to leave a central passage, so one sideofeach stall can be examined by a person passing through the centralpassage, which also furnishes a means of ventilation.

A represents a railroad-car used for the transportation of live stock.In this car are made two or more tiers of stalls on each side of acentral longitudinal passage, B, running the entire length of the car.One or more transverse passages, B', may also be made, if desired; butthis is not necessary or material.

The iloor O of each tier or apartment is inclined either inward oroutward, and made water-proof by any suitable means, thereby preventingthe urine from one apartment or tier from dribbling down into the onebelow, and causing it to run-toward the side of the car, or in thedirection of the inclination. D D are the partitions betweenand formingthe stalls, which partitions are secured between slats a a, leaving anopen space above and below each partition.

This construction allows of the partitions being taken out withoutinjury when-it is necessary to change cars, or for other purposes, andabundant room is left in connection with the central passage forventilation and inspection.

a represents stop-bars attached to the top and bottom of the slottedposts a, the object being to provide aspace between the top of thepartition and the roof, and between the bottom and the iioor, to obtainventilation.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. A stall for stock-car, consisting of the inclined floor C and theadjustable partitions D, confined by grooved posts a, substantially asdescribed. 2. 'Ihe stop-bars a attached to the top and to the bottom ofthe slotted posts a, in com4 bination with the adjustable partitions D,and for the purpose herein specified.

3. The adjustable tiers, cach consisting of two or more stalls,constructed as described, each tier constitutinga series ofcompartments, combined in one solid andremovable part, as and for thepurpose set forth. y

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I aiix my signature inpresence of two witnesses.

OLIVER SEVERANCE.

Witnesses LYMAN E. KNAPP, A.' J. SEVERANCE.

